OPERATING COMPLICATED MANUFACTURING PROCESSES IN AN ERROR-FREE MODE IS ESSENTIAL TO THE SURVIVAL OF ANY MANUFACTURER. ONE STEP TOWARDS REDUCING ERRORS IS TO SAVE LEARNING (KNOWLEDGE). DEPICT (DIGITIZED EXPERT PICTURES) OPERATES WITH A MENU DRIVEN FRONT-END TO DELIVER A KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEM (KBS) THAT ENABLES NONPROGRAMMERS TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN AN APPLICATION WITH MINIMAL TRAINING. APPLICATIONS FOR OBJECT IDENTIFICATION, SUCH AS A PROCESSING DEFECT, ARE THE EASIEST TO IMPLEMENT. ATTRIBUTES, (PHYSICAL APPEARANCE) ARE INPUT TO A SIMPLE FUZZY LOGIC PATTERN MATCH THAT CREATES A RANKED LIST OF POSSIBLE OBJECTS (DEFECTS). OBJECTS ARE VIEWED WITH A BUILT-IN IMAGE AND TEXT NAVIGATION UTILITY. OBJECT INFORMATION INCLUDES IMAGE CAPTIONS, POINTERS AND SEQUENCES ALONG WITH PERTINENT TEXT.
| Number of Pages : | 7 |
| Published : | 06/01/1992 |
